Ranji Highlights: Bengal, Gujarat cruise to wins; J&K hold on to draw

Ranji Trophy Highlights: Day 4 Results & Key Performances

Outright Results

• Gujarat vs Odisha (Ahmedabad): Gujarat won by 10 wickets.

  • Key Performance: Siddharth Desai (5 wickets) and Arzan Nagwaswalla (3-33) bowled Odisha out for 161 in their second innings.
  • Chase: Gujarat chased down 47 in 9.3 overs to secure a bonus point.

• Bengal vs Delhi: Bengal won by 10 wickets.

  • Key Performance: Pradipta Pramanik (3 wickets), Aamir Gani (2 wickets), and Sumanta Gupta (2 wickets) bowled Delhi out for 277.
  • Chase: Bengal chased 89 in 15.3 overs. Ankur Paul (38) and Abhimanyu Easwaran (34*) led the chase.
  • Note: Delhi skipper Ayush Badoni fought with an 85.

• Maharashtra vs Services (Delhi): Maharashtra won by 127 runs.

  • Key Performance: Vicky Ostwal (5 wickets) overshadowed Arjun Sharma’s five-wicket haul.
  • Innings: Maharashtra finished their second innings at 141 (Rajvardhan Hangargekar 43). Services were bowled out for 120.

• Baroda vs Goa (Panaji): Baroda won by an innings and 135 runs.

  • Key Performance: Bhargav Bhatt (5 wickets) and Mahesh Pithiya (4 wickets) bowled Goa out for 138 in their second innings.
  • Match Stats: Both Bhatt and Pithiya finished with 9 wickets each in the match.

• Vidarbha vs Puducherry: Vidarbha won by 160 runs.

  • Key Performance: Harsh Dubey (4 wickets), Parth Rekhade (3-43), and Aman Mokhade (2-31) skittled Puducherry for 130.
  • Innings: Vidarbha declared at 175/3 in their second innings. Dhruv Shorey and Aman Mokhade scored half-centuries.

• Haryana vs Himachal Pradesh: Haryana won by 7 wickets.

  • Key Performance: Kanishk Chouhan (Player of the Match) scored a fifty and took 2 wickets.
  • Chase: Haryana chased 71 in under 10 overs on Day 4.

• Manipur vs Mizoram (Plate Group): Manipur won by 3 wickets.

  • Key Performance: Pheiroijam Jotin (105*) navigated a tense chase.
  • Partnership: Jotin shared a 114-run stand with Johnson Singh (51).
  • Context: Manipur started the day at 8/0, fell to 52/5, and recovered to win.

Draws & Noteworthy Performances

• Karnataka vs Andhra (Vijayawada): Draw.

  • Key Performance: Karun Nair (155*) rescued Karnataka.
  • Innings: Karnataka finished 337/9 declared. Andhra finished 104/4.

• Jammu & Kashmir vs Madhya Pradesh (Srinagar): Draw.

  • Key Performance: Shubham Sharma (106*) for MP; Avesh Khan and Aryan Pandey (3 wickets each) for J&K.
  • Innings: MP declared at 249/6. J&K finished 88/7.
  • Context: Rain and bad light prevented a result. Auqib Nabi (30*) and Kanhaiya Wadhawan (27*) fought late.

• Punjab vs Assam (New Chandigarh): Draw.

  • Key Performance: Salil Arora and Emanjot Singh Chahal (centuries) for Punjab.
  • Innings: Punjab declared at 478/6. Assam reached 157/6 in their second innings.

• Saurashtra vs Chhattisgarh: Draw.

  • Key Performance: Chirag Jani (127) and Harvik Desai (68) shared a 151-run opening stand for Saurashtra.
  • Player of the Match: Ravindra Jadeja (Century + 3 wickets).
  • Innings: Saurashtra declared at 229/1 in their second innings.

• Jharkhand vs Kerala: Draw.

  • Key Performance: Aditya Sarwate (95 off 135 balls) and Salman Nizar (43) kept Kerala alive.
  • Innings: Kerala bowled out for 395 in the first innings (following on from Jharkhand’s 587). Reached 60/2 in the second innings before the draw.

• Rajasthan vs Tamil Nadu: Draw.

  • Key Performance: Mahipal Lomror (84 off 170 balls) for Tamil Nadu.
  • Innings: Rajasthan declared at 192/6. Tamil Nadu finished 73/0 (Sai Sudharsan 26*).

• Sikkim vs Meghalaya (Plate Group): Draw.

  • Key Performance: Gurinder Singh (100* off 160 balls) and Parth Palawat (66) for Sikkim.
  • Context: Sikkim started Day 4 at 44/0 in their second innings, trailing by 106 runs.